New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
A BASEBALL RETROSPECT.
PLAYERS DIsBANDED FOR THE WINTER

FIGHTING THEIR BATTLES DER AGAIN AND DREAM
ING OF NEXT YEARS TRIUMPHs.
TIE baseball organization known as the American A.
ISOLATION has received stunning blow. Tho Overwhen
rg defeat of its champion club by the Detroit sne nah
ain set the followers OF the spDrt 10 making compart
sons between League and Association Many people
contend that tho League players better and more
ntic than their Association cousins and that the
League clubs necessarily he stronger than tho
mines OF any other organization II popular vote could
be taken Of all the baseball enthusiasts the country
5 to which organization had the stronger clubs tho
question OF supremacy could be definitely settled.
This however, will he done
and the hackers OF each organization will be nst az
tbusasc over their favorite clubs ever The
citation undoubtedly has It's strongest hold in the West
In st. Louis Louisville Cleveland and Cincinnati, waere
clubs Of the younger order located. tie Association
stands eemnent In Chicago, Detroit AMI rittsbG.g,
where league clubs located. matters are different,
and tho League holds full sway. In Ne1-lork aud It's
vicinity and In Philadelphia the baseball atmosphere IS
quite partisan. NEWCOMERS who take interest
I'm baseball in the main prefer the League games while
IN Brooyn the Association clubs attract the atte
ton. The Association held full sway IN Philadelphia
until about year ago. when the enthusiasts Hoped
over ths League and the Athletics OF that
arc for sale Qnaser. are said to be simple
miro baseball club Of that order Ihs Athletic nlse
was the fa,orte Gnil Il fell behind IN II; eh1mpon.no
race. Its Philadelphia League rivals hsi been making
steady headway IN the League struggles lneanwhe and
thcir work wasrerardel with Increased patronage.
While a Winning or losing club will sway public ip-
from to another Ia nsarly every city IN tho
country, 1t will not 10 it In NewYork Tho local follow
OF the game have ercolv illustrated their interest Ia
League fer all the local baseball storest has hsen
laysAed upon the NewIorK club People .osk upon tho
New York nine the repre- sentative club OF the city ard
it will taIe considerable poor playlns and
mismaaa:cment to turn hem to oder
club Tho Metropolitan club in its early exist
OF the bushwhacGiEg orseT. but a. Il the
representative club the pubic iavorlte. Every
body deserted ts MstrOpe itan club 20 lon IN the
Jocng tho birth Of the New York League ollb Toe
Metropolitan club may win its way back iato publi,
favor uadeT It's new mana cement And u mag not rhO
effort however will be- interesting. and tho presence II
hostile rival IN NeyYork city may a. least have ths
effect ~ wakn ~ TIE cgsctors OF tbs Nav YORK clrb
ana compelling them 70 furnish hungry baseball entL.-
siast> mere with aure pAhtab. baseball bll OF fars
stockholders o. the Dr>oAyI cub add a.ss ths present
owscrs OF the Motrop a.itau ,.UD. say taa; tho oil
indians" Will loc n, IN NrS YORK seas0a,
and streus cub It Will bE !hs netrOps in, may
DC success u WANING club IAse up ~
was TINS year II would necessarily b. failure IS
ownor. arc practical bsnes, men, AMI n the Metropolis
club i pu' NsS York city next lSou IL s fJlS
gone conclusion that Il VIII b. strong enc.